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Paul di Resta
Di Resta in 2022
Born (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 40)
Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse
Laura Jordan
(m. 2014)
Children2
Relatives
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2019–20
Current teamPeugeot TotalEnergies
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number94
Former teamsUnited
Starts38
Championships0
Wins5
Podiums9
Poles4
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd in 2019–20 (LMP2)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Active years20112013, 2017
TeamsForce India, Williams
Entries59 (59 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points121
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2017 Hungarian Grand Prix
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Years active20072010, 20142019
TeamsPersson, HWA, R-Motorsport
Starts141
Championships1 (2010)
Wins11
Podiums37
Poles8
Fastest laps10
Previous series
20052006
20032004
F3 Euro Series
British Formula Renault
Championship titles
2006
2010
F3 Euro Series
DTM


Paul di Resta (born April 16, 1986 in Livingston West Lothian) is a Scottish auto racing driver. He made his Formula One debut in the 2011 Australian Grand Prix with the Force India, finishing in the points with a 10th place finish.

Di Resta started his career in karting. He raced in several series of karts from 1994 until 2002. In 2001 he won the British JICA Championship.

Formula Renault

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Di Resta moved up to single-seaters at the end of 2002. he competed in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. He raced full-time in 2003 with the Eurotek Motorsport team. Di Resta finished seventh in the standings with one race win. He switched to Manor Motorsport for 2004, and finished third in the championship with four wins. Di Resta also entered some races of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Manor team. He also won the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of The Year Award in 2004. The award had been won by his cousin Dario Franchitti in 1992.

Formula Three

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Di Resta moved to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport in 2005, and finished tenth in the standings. For 2006 he moved to the ASM Formule 3 team. He won the championship with five wins. He beat his teammate, future Formula One World Drivers Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Di Resta also won the 2006 BP Ultimate Masters at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

Di Resta in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.

In 2007, di Resta switched from single-seaters to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car racing series for Mercedes. He finished fifth in the championship. Di Resta was the highest driver in the standings to drive a non-2007 car. His performance earned him a 2008 Mercedes C-Class for the 2008 season. Di Resta finished second in the 2008 championship, winning two races. In 2009, he finished third overall. In 2010, he won three races in a row on the way to winning the DTM championship.

Formula One

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Di Resta during pre-season testing at Jerez in February 2011.

Di Resta has tested for the McLaren Formula One team in 2009. In December 2009, di Resta took part in a test with the Force India at the Jerez circuit.[1] On February 2, Force India announced they signed di Resta at their reserve driver.[2]

Force India (2011–)

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On 26 January 2011 it was confirmed that di Resta will join Adrian Sutil at the Force India team for the 2011 season. He will replace Vitantonio Liuzzi, and Nico Hülkenberg will replace di Resta as the reserve driver.[3]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
1999 Torneo Industrie Open — 100 Junior 36th
CIK-FIA Green Helmet Trophy – Cadet 3rd
Monaco Kart Cup — ICA Junior 2nd
2000 South Garda Winter Cup — ICA Junior 2nd
Super 1 National Championship — JICA 2nd
European Championship — ICA Junior 10th
2001 Super 1 National Championship — JICA 1st
2002 South Garda Winter Cup — Formula A 11th
Super 1 National Championship — Formula A 6th
European Championship — Formula A Italsport KRP NC
World Cup — Formula A 17th
2011 ERDF Masters Kart — Stars 8th
Source:[4]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 Formula Renault UK Eurotek Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 233 7th
Team JVA 7 1 2 1 2
2004 Formula Renault UK Manor Motorsport 20 4 4 2 9 415 3rd
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
Bahrain Superprix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2005 Formula 3 Euro Series Manor Motorsport 19 0 3 2 1 32 10th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2006 Formula 3 Euro Series ASM Formule 3 20 5 5 1 9 86 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 0 0 0 N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport 10 0 0 0 4 32 5th
2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 11 2 1 4 7 71 2nd
2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 10 1 1 2 3 45 3rd
2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 11 3 3 1 7 71 1st
Formula One Force India F1 Team Test driver
2011 Formula One Force India F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 27 13th
2012 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 20 0 0 0 0 46 14th
2013 Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 48 12th
2014 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Team 10 0 0 0 0 36 15th
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA AG 18 0 0 1 3 90 8th
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II 18 1 1 1 4 116 5th
Formula One Williams Martini Racing Reserve driver
2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy 18 1 0 0 3 99 11th
Formula One Williams Martini Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS 20 3 2 1 6 233 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype United Autosports 3 0 0 0 0 82 27th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 4 1 1 0 4 80 1st
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters R-Motorsport I 15 0 0 0 0 21 16th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 8 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports 7 4 4 1 5 175 2nd
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 United Autosports 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 1 0 0 0 1 23 16th
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 3 0 0 0 0 12 10th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 1 1 0 0 1 38 11th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Reserve driver
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Reserve driver
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 7 0 0 0 1 51 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 4 0 0 1 0 36 8th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 8 0 0 0 0 4 28th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 6 0 0 0 1 1592 15th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 0 0 0 0 27 11th
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 8 0 0 0 1 44 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 6 2 1 0 2 1765 12th
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 0 0 0 0 28 10th
2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 2 0 0 0 1 662 1st*
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Peugeot TotalEnergies 2 0 0 0 0 6 12th*

– As di Resta was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK record

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(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2003 Eurotek Motorsport SNE
1

8
SNE
2

22
BRH
6
THR
13
SIL
13
ROC
Ret
CRO
1

10
CRO
2

9
DON
1

6
DON
2

9
7th 233
Team JVA SNE
6
BRH
1

8
BRH
2

6
DON
1

19
DON
2

6
OUL
1

1
OUL
2

2
2004 Manor Motorsport THR
1

1
THR
2

1
BRH
1

4
BRH
2

2
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

1
OUL
1

2
OUL
2

2
THR
1

2
THR
2

1
CRO
1

1
CRO
2

1
KNO
1

2
KNO
2

4
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

2
SNE
1

1
SNE
2

1
DON
1
DON
2
1st 518

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record

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(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2005 Manor Motorsport HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

17
PAU
1

14
PAU
2

DNS
SPA
1

DSQ
SPA
2

5
MCO
1

8
MCO
2

6
OSC
1

4
OSC
2

4
NOR
1

3
NOR
2

8
NÜR
1

23
NÜR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

5
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

DSQ
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

DSQ
10th 32
2006 ASM Formule 3 HOC
1

3
HOC
2

Ret
LAU
1

2
LAU
2

3
OSC
1

1
OSC
2

14
BRH
1

1
BRH
2

5
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

18
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

13
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

14
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

6
BUG
1

1
BUG
2

6
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

6
1st 86

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
2007 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
5
OSC
2
LAU
2
BRH
Ret
NOR
15
MUG
3
ZAN
14
NÜR
6
CAT
3
HOC
8
5th 32
2008 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC
13
OSC
4
MUG
2
LAU
1
NOR
5
ZAN
7
NÜR
2
BRH
2
CAT
1
BUG
2
HOC
2
2nd 71
2009 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HOC
5
LAU
4
NOR
7
ZAN
6
OSC
4
NÜR
Ret
BRH
1
CAT
7
DIJ
2
HOC
3
3rd 45
2010 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 HOC
4
VAL
5
LAU
2
NOR
10
NÜR
2
ZAN
2
BRH
1
OSC
1
HOC
1
ADR
9
SHA
2
1st 71
2014 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
14
OSC
4
HUN
18
NOR
15
MSC
Ret
SPL
18
NÜR
4
LAU
Ret
ZAN
Ret
HOC
4
15th 36
2015 HWA AG DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
1

3
HOC
2

22
LAU
1

14
LAU
2

15
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

6
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

14
SPL
1

3
SPL
2

9
MSC
1

14
MSC
2

15
OSC
1

13
OSC
2

6
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

2
HOC
1

4
HOC
2

4
8th 90
2016 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team HWA II Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1

4
HOC
2

1
SPL
1

7
SPL
2

15
LAU
1

13
LAU
2

21†
NOR
1

3
NOR
2

4
ZAN
1

15
ZAN
2

8
MSC
1

2
MSC
2

20
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

Ret
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

13
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

3
5th 116
2017 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1

8
HOC
2

6
LAU
1

16
LAU
2

13
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

6
NOR
1

11
NOR
2

6
MSC
1

14
MSC
2

DSQ
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

Ret
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

2
SPL
1

11
SPL
2

9
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

16
11th 99
2018 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport REMUS Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1

7
HOC
2

9
LAU
1

6
LAU
2

4
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

5
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

6
ZAN
1

2
ZAN
2

3
BRH
1

16
BRH
2

1
MIS
1

1
MIS
2

6
NÜR
1

18
NÜR
2

2
SPL
1

4
SPL
2

4
HOC
1

8
HOC
2

14
3rd 233
2019 R-Motorsport I Aston Martin Vantage DTM HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

7
ZOL
1

8
ZOL
2

DNS
MIS
1

16
MIS
2

Ret
NOR
1

12
NOR
2

Ret
ASS
1

14
ASS
2

8
BRH
1

14†
BRH
2

14
LAU
1

13
LAU
2

Ret
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

DNS
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

DNS
16th 21

Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WDC Points
2010 Force India F1 Team Force India VJM03 Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8 BHR AUS
TD
MAL
TD
CHN
TD
ESP
TD
MON TUR CAN EUR
TD
GBR
TD
GER HUN
TD
BEL ITA
TD
SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU    
2011 Force India F1 Team Force India VJM04 Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8 AUS
10
MAL
10
CHN
11
TUR
Ret
ESP
12
MON
12
CAN
18
EUR
14
GBR
15
GER
13
HUN
7
BEL
11
ITA
8
SIN
6
JPN
12
13th 27
Sahara Force India F1 Team KOR
10
IND
13
ABU
9
BRA
8
2012 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM05 Mercedes FO 108Z 2.4 V8 AUS
10
MAL
7
CHN
12
BHR
6
ESP
14
MON
7
CAN
11
EUR
7
GBR
Ret
GER
11
HUN
12
BEL
10
ITA
8
SIN
4
JPN
12
KOR
12
IND
12
ABU
9
USA
15
BRA
19
14th 46
2013 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM06 Mercedes FO 108F 2.4 V8 AUS
8
MAL
Ret
CHN
8
BHR
4
ESP
7
MON
9
CAN
7
GBR
9
GER
11
HUN
18
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
SIN
20
KOR
Ret
JPN
11
IND
8
ABU
6
USA
15
BRA
11
12th 48
2017 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW40 Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS CHN BHR RUS ESP MON CAN AZE AUT GBR HUN
Ret
BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX BRA ABU NC 0

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2018 United Autosports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB
5
LBH MDO DET WGL
4
MOS ELK LGA PET 27th 82
2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
11
SEB
3
WGL
5
MOS ELK
11
IMS
7
PET
9
15th 1592
2025 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1
SEB
8
WGL
1
MOS ELK
14
IMS
4
PET
11
12th 1765
2026 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB
2
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
1st* 662*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
6
MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 19th 8
2023 United Autosports USA LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11
LEC
10
22nd 1
LMP2 ARA
7†
SPA ALG ALG NC† 0†
2024 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
9
LEC
12
IMO
6
SPA
10
MUG
6
ALG
6
11th 27

Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018–19 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SHA
2
FUJ
2
BUR
1
SEP
2
1st 80
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1
DUB
2
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

1
NC† N/A†
2023 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1

5
DUB
2

7
ABU
1

5
ABU
2

5
8th 36
2025–26 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP
1

7
SEP
2

14
DUB
1

Ret
DUB
2

8
ABU
1

6
ABU
2

5
10th 28

† Not eligible for points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019–20 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
Ret
FUJ SHA
3
BHR
1
COA
1
SPA
1
LMS
1
BHR
4
2nd 175
2021 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG
3
MNZ LMS BHR BHR 16th 23
2022 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
1
SPA LMS 11th 38
Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 MNZ
Ret
FUJ
4
BHR
Ret
10th 12
2023 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 SEB
9
ALG
7
SPA
8
LMS
6
MNZ
3
FUJ
8
BHR
9
8th 51
2024 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 QAT
15
IMO
15
SPA
14
LMS
11
SÃO
16
COA
Ret
FUJ
8
BHR
Ret
28th 4
2025 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 QAT
9
IMO
9
SPA
11
LMS
15
SÃO
7
COA
4
FUJ
2
BHR
9
12th 44
2026 Peugeot TotalEnergies Hypercar Peugeot 9X8 Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 IMO
16
SPA
7
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
QAT
BHR
12th* 6*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Phil Hanson
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 288 DNF DNF
2019 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Phil Hanson
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 365 9th 4th
2020 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Phil Hanson
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 370 5th 1st
2021 United Kingdom United Autosports United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom Wayne Boyd
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 9th 4th
2023 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 330 8th 8th
2024 France Peugeot TotalEnergies France Loïc Duval
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 309 11th 11th
2025 France Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark Mikkel Jensen
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar 379 16th 16th


Personal life

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Di Resta, who grew up in Uphall West Lothian. He is the cousin of fellow racing drivers Dario Franchitti and Marino Franchitti.[5] In February 2010, di Resta was made a director of his family's leisure firm, which owns several establishments in West Lothian.[5]

References

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  1. Strang, Simon (2009-11-24). "Force India to test di Resta, Hildebrand". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  2. Elizalde, Pablo (2010-02-02). "Force India signs di Resta as reserve". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. Elizalde, Pablo (2011-01-26). "Di Resta confirmed at Force India". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  4. "Paul Di Resta | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. 1 2 McPherson, Lynn (2010-02-07). "Racing driver takes over family's property empire". Daily Record. Scotland: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2010-02-08.

Other websites

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Lewis Hamilton
Formula Three Euroseries
Drivers' Champion

2006
Succeeded by
Romain Grosjean
Preceded by
Lewis Hamilton
Formula Three Masters
Winner

2006
Succeeded by
Nico Hülkenberg
Preceded by
Timo Scheider
DTM Champion
2010
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
Alex Lloyd
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
2004
Succeeded by
Oliver Jarvis